General - ELA Aviacion ELA 07 Pilot Operator's Handbook

ELA 07-07S PILOT OPERATOR´S HANDBOOK
Version: V07-05
Last modification: September 2017.
Section II – DESCRIPTION OF THE AIRCRAFT

2.1 GENERAL

The ELA 07 gyroplane is designed as a 2-seater, tandem-configured three-
axis aircraft with dual controls and single engine, ideal for flight instruction
purposes. In addition to flight training and general recreational flying, the
flight characteristics of this gyroplane make such aircraft ideally suited for
tasks such as air transportation, forestry, border, livestock and traffic
surveillance, electrical pylon inspection, aerial still and film photography,
fumigation, crop spray, etc. These are typically the kind of activities which
benefit from the very low speeds at which this gyroplane can operate as
well as its characteristic zero downwash. The manoeuvring capability of the
aircraft in all configurations is exceptionally high, and since it is impossible
for the machine to enter into a stall or a spin, it has an unequalled flight
safety record. Its characteristic short take-off and landing runs make it
particularly suitable for operation from fields of modest dimension.
2.2 CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS
The airframe is one single part built from stainless steel TIG (tungsten-
inert-gas) welded to guarantee lifetime freedom from corrosion. The
gyroplane is a tricycle landing gear with front wheel.
The cockpit is made from composite materials, ensuring high strength with
low weight. The high sided open cockpits have clear polycarbonate
windshields to protect the occupants from wind effects but offer excellent
all-round visibility.
The layout of the instrument panel house switches which fall easily to
hand around the desired set of instruments.
The rotor blades are made from aluminium and composite materials.
The power unit consists of a pusher piston engine and three bladed
composite propeller.
The tailplane is made from composite materials and consist of a fixed
horizontal stabilizer with winglets at the ends and a vertical surface in the
center subdivided into a fixed vertical stabilizer and rudder.
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